The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-21
GREVY DESIGNS.
The French President Retires From
Office.

Office.
President Grevy's resignation as Chief
Executive Of the French Republic was sent to
the President of the Senate and Chamber ol
Deputies on Friday. At :25 P. N. crowds
were in front of the Chamber Of Deputies
The police cleared the approaches in the
vicinity. Soon after the open ne Of tht
Chamber the message of resignation wa.
read.
The Deputies received the message with
profound silence. M. Floquet read letter
from the Presi lent of the Senate summoning
Congress Of the two Chambers at Versailles
tomorrow, for the purpose Of electing new
President. The sitting then closed amid cries
Of "Vive Ia RepubliqueIn
At 4:3O P. n groups Of people had begun to
assemble in front Of the Palais Bourbon in
Paris Louise Michel, the Socialist leader,
attempted to force an entrance into the build
ing, and was placed under arrest MN.
Camelinat and Duguercy Extremist Deputies,
with Ernest Roche, Of the Intransiqeant,
tried to harangue crowd in front Of the
Palais Bourbon, but were prevented by po-
de Vile, followed by mob. The guards
dispersed the crowd, but permitted the two
Deputies to enter.
On preteyt that the Republic was threat
ened, hundreds of Revolution:sts and Social.
lists, followed by a big crowd composed of
all elements, started for the Hotel de Vile in
the evening Police and cavalry charged
the mob, which retalated with volley Of
stones. About sixty persons were wounded.
The mob was dispersed.
NJ. Marie Francois Sadi-Carnot was
succeeding NJ. Grevy. NJ. Carnot received
GIG votes out Of S26 cast by the Con-
gress Of the Senate and Chamber Of
Deputies The announcement Of his cleo
tion was received with cries Of "Vive
la Republique!" NJ de Freycinet and NJ.
Ferry, the strongest opponents OF M. Carnot,
withdrew in his favor when they found their
own chances hopeless. The Royalists clung
to General Saussier and General Appert
throughout the session The vote was as fol-.
lows: NJ. Sadi-Carnot, GIG; General Saussier,
1SS, NJ. Ferry, Il; NJ. de Freycinet, S; Gen.
Marie Franyoi; Sadi-Carnot, the newly.
elected President of the French Republic, is a
French civil engineer and a native Of
Limoges, where he was born August II,
1887. His father, Hippolyte Carnot, is
a life Senator of the Republic. He studied
at the Paris Polytechnic School and
afterward at the School of Bridges, and after
graduating was made engineer in charge
at Annecy. In 1871 he became Prefect of the
Lower Seine, and Commissioner Extraordl-
nary to organize the national defense Of the
three departments Of the Lower Seine,
L'Eure and Calvados. In February Of the
same year he was elected representative 10
the National Assembly, and took his seat
with the Republican Left, for which he
acted as Secretary he voted for all the
measures proposed for the definite establish
ment of republic and for all the ,provi-
recognized as one Of the foremost leaders of
the strict Republican party. In the general
elections Of February, 1875, NJ. Sadi-Carnot
was elected to the Chamber Of Deputies,
nTanst 1fam Deaa4e 5,4eo 0 cast for :' his bis two two
opponents. In the new chamber he adopted
the Same course which had characterized
him in the Assembly, standing shoulder to
shoulder with the out and out Republicans.
Chamber and was one of tho 1853 Deputies Of
the Left who united to refuse a vote
of confidence in the De Broglie Ministry. In
the elections of the following year his con-
stituents supported his action by re-electing
him by a vote of 1854 against 1924 given to
the candidate of the Administration.
NJ. Sadi di-Carnot was appointed Under Sec
retary of Public works under President
MacMahon's administration in 1878,
anu IN looU ne was appolHteu VIII
lister of Public Works under President
Grevy. He held this portfolio until
1882, when he was made Minister OF Finance,
a position to which he was re-apPolnted jan
uary Z, 1856, in the De Freycinet Cabinet.
He held this until the Goblet Min
istry came into power, December II,
1886, when he was succeeded by d.
Albert Dauphin. II. Carnot has at his
command n great deal Of information regard,
ing the interior affairs OF the republic, and
is especially conversant with the public
works of the country. He was principally
prominent in the Chamber in the
discussion concerning these works,
railroads, navigation, and the interior policy
of the administration. His only literary work
of note is Il translation Of John Stuart Mills
"Revolutionu If Is AM its Detractors." He
has a wife and five children.